Primary Health Awards

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The annual Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Awards recognise primary health care professionals and organisations’ initiatives that provide an exceptional service, an outstanding contribution or a quality improvement to primary health care in the Central and Eastern region of Sydney.

The Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Awards 2025 Finalists

We are pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s Primary Health Awards.

An independent panel of judges assessed the nominations, noting that these were incredibly diverse and of high quality. After careful adjudication the finalists for 2025, in alphabetical order, are:

Excellence in General Practice:

ADHD @ Your GP, Kirrawee Family Medical Practice

Guthrie House GP Outreach Clinic, Church Street Medical Practice

Dr Nada Andric, GP, The Rev. Bill Crews Foundation

Excellence in Allied Health Practice:

Elizabeth Bova, podiatrist at Foot Fix Clinic

Maroubra Psychology

MediLearn

Excellence in Community Service Delivery

The Prostate and Breast Cancer Foundation

Social Rx, Primary & Community Care Services

SWOP NSW (Sex Workers Outreach Program)

Waterloo Peer Education Program, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and Counterpoint Community Services

Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Achievement

Lilly Pilly Counselling

Mibayn Disability Services

Sharon Brown, Aboriginal Women’s Health Coordinator, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation

Award categories

The Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Awards are across four categories:

Demonstrate improvements in service quality and patient care.

Demonstrate improvements in service quality and patient care.

Demonstrate improvements in service quality and care focused on meeting community needs.

Recognising initiatives that have made a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Three nominations are shortlisted in each category by an independent judging panel, and shortlisted nominees are invited to attend the awards ceremony. This year’s ceremony will be held on 23 October at Aqua Luna in Drummoyne.

Please note that EIS Health Board Members and members of CESPHN’s Clinical and Community Council are ineligible to apply.

Award guidelines

All of the awards include individual or group nominations. The service must be located in the CESPHN region and the program or activity must have been undertaken during the 2024/25 financial year.

Excellence in General Practice, Allied Health and Community Services criteria

How your nomination will be judged

The service is located in the CESPHN area
The application described an initiative that has provided exceptional service or program, a quality improvement, or an outstanding contribution to primary health care
The application demonstrated measurable improvements in service quality and care
The application addressed the needs of individuals or communities experiencing significant health or social disadvantage
The activity must have taken place within the 2024/25 financial year

What you will need to provide

A brief description of the service, program or person nominated for the award
What the health need or issue that the nominee addressed was
How this was addressed
What the measurable, demonstrated service quality improvements or improved patient or community outcomes were

Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Achievement criteria

Open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, organisations or anyone who works in primary health or community services who has made a contribution to excellence in Aboriginal health and wellbeing.

How your nomination will be judged

How the nominee demonstrated respect, built sustained and inclusive relationships and/or created opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities or individuals
How the nominee’s activity made a difference to reconciliation and healing in a culturally competent and safe manner
What the nominee’s connection to the CESPHN region

What you will need to provide